Receptacle holder



Dec. 7, 1937. w. G. BRYANT 2,101,526

RECEPTACLE HOLDER Filed Sept. 29, 1936 L i- I.

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Patented Dec. 7, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

My invention relates to a new and useful receptacle holder and itrelates more particularly to a detached and removable receptacle holderadapted to be applied to a receptacle when for any reason it is notdesired to hold the receptacle by hand.

My invention further relates to a receptacle holder which may be made ofone standard size but which would accommodate receptacles of arelatively wide range of variations and sizes and one which is easy toclean, durable and inexpensive to manufacture.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure i represents a view in side elevation illustrating theapplication of my receptacle holder applied to a conventional can.

Figure 2 represents a plan view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 represents a plan view with the can omitted and showing thehandle turned at a right angle to the position shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4 represents a cross section on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

As will be seen clearly from the drawing my receptacle holder consistsof a split annular member I formed of a springy material and which maybe of one piece, as shown in the drawing, or which may be formed of twopieces secured together at the junction with the handle 2. The handle 2is preferably formed of a resilient material and is pivotally secured at3 to the annulus I so that it may be used in the vertical position shownin Figure 1, or so that it may be turned to a position at right anglesto the vertical axis of the can in either direction as shown in solidand dotted lines in Figure 3. The handle is preferably convexed ineither direction as shown in Figure 4 to afford a better grip. Thebottom edge of the handle is shaped to fit against the wall of the can 4and to engage the bottom bead l 5. A split annular member I is split andits non-slip support by which the receptacle 4 is firmly retained.

The brewers have recently adopted the expedient of replacing beerbottles with suitably lined metallic cans which are dispensed in saloonsand other places of beverage refreshment, and it has been found thateither because of condensation on the cold can, or because the can hasbeen refrigerated in a mixture of cracked ice, the outside of the canbecomes very wet and hence undesirable to grasp by hand. Oneapplication, therefore, of the present invention is to make a removablehandle such as I have disclosed to be manufactured at an extremely lowprice and to be distributed by the various brewers with their name,trade-mark or other advertising material preferably inscribed on theannulus or the handle or both, such handles to be given away free forthe accommodation of the consuming customers or perhaps for sale at avery nominal price. While there is no limit to the number of uses towhich this holder can be applied, I wish to point out, by way of anotherillustration, a very great use to which it can be put in the modernindustrial and home kitchens where canned soups and vegetables andsometimes meats are served after being thoroughly heated, and where, bymeans of my novel holder, the hot cans, which can not otherwise behandled properly, can' be grasped while being carried from place toplace, or while the contents are being emptied.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

A receptacle holder comprising a spring curvilinear handle, the bottomedge of which is adapted to engage the bead on the bottom end of areceptacle, and an annular split spring band secured to the upper end ofsaid handle, the ends of said band being outwardly turned and spacedapart a distance well below the diameter of the receptacle to be held,whereby the pressure of the receptacle against said ends tends to opensaid spring band and cause the latter to encircle said receptacle.

WILLARD G. BRYANT.

